1. Vedda has exerted a substratum influence in the formation of Sinhalese.2. Vedda populations of this kind are increasing in some districts.3. Vedda inanimate nouns are formed by borrowing Sinhalese adjectives and adding a suffix.4. Vedda also retains a number of unique words that cannot be derived from Sinhalese.5. A recent genetic study has found Vedda people to probably be earliest inhabitants of Sri Lanka. 6. Initially there was considerable debate amongst linguists as to whether Vedda is a dialect of language. 7. Till today the indigenous Vedda people come to venerate at the temple complex from their forest abodes. 8. The specific name comes from the Vedda people, who are the indigenous people of Sri Lanka. 9. The priests of the temple are known as Kapuralas and are believed to be descended from Vedda people. 10. Veddas of the Anuradhapura region speak in Sinhalese, but use Vedda words to denote animals during hunting trips.
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